Summary
Poster promoting National Aboriginal Health Week 1983 and more particularly the Koori Kollij Health Worker Education program, an initiative of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS). The text discusses the need to improve the health of Indigenous people across Australia. It describes the holistic and inclusive nature of health in Indigenous communities stating: 'Health does not just mean the physical well-being of an individual, but refers to the social, emotional and cultural well-being of the whole community.' Established in 1982, Koori Kollij aimed to establish new and enduring standards of Indigenous health in Australia by training individuals to provide culturally appropriate and effective healthcare for Indigenous people.
Physical Description
Black ink on lightweight paper. Title: 'National Aboriginal Health Week'. Features a photograph of a woman, with printed black text superimposed.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Poster
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Date Produced
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Overall Dimensions
455 mm (Width), 650 mm (Height)
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Organisation Named
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Person Named
Alan Brown Senior
Alan Brown is the Manager Men's Health at Victorian Aboriginal Health Service. -
Keywords
Health, Organisation, Occupation, Community, Education, People
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Collecting Areas
Ethnohistory, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life
Title
National Aboriginal Health Week 5-9 September 1983